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Vernonia bourdillonii
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Vernonia bourdillonii Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 339. 1920; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 675(475). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 269. 1994; Uniyal in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 361. 1995; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 423. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 392. 2002.
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Description:
Young stem densely pubescent. Leaves 3-5 x 0.8-1.2 cm, oblanceolate, obtuse at apex, narrowly attenuate at base, obscurely crenate on margins, rugose above; sparsely pubescent above when young; glabrous on ageing. Heads 1-4, terminal. Peduncles 2.5-3.5 cm, densely pubescent. Bracts minute. Heads 1.2-1.5 cm across, 0.8-1 cm long. Involucre bracts many-seriate, 0.3-0.6 cm long, lanceolate, acuminate at apex, densely brown pubescent without. Corolla tube 0.5-0.6 cm long, pubescent without, widened at mouth; lobes 5, 0.2-0.3 cm long. Stamens 5. Style-arms subulate. Achenes 0.3-0.35 cm long. Pappus 2-seriate, outer small, paleaceous, 0.05-0.1 cm long; inner 0.4-0.5 cm long, white barbellate hairs.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-September
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
1000-1500
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Localities:
Walakkad, Chemungi, Agastyarkudam, Athirumala
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